Ioannis "Giannis" Agravanis (

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: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Αγραβάνης; born November 13, 1998) is a Greek professional

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player who currently plays for Tindastóll of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. At a height of tall, he plays at the

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position.

Youth career

Agravanis played from a young age with the youth teams of

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, before he started his pro career.

Professional career

Agravanis began his

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career in the 2016–17 season, with the Greek 2nd Division club

. On August 9, 2017, Agravanis moved to

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

of the top-tier level Greek League. He signed a three-year contract with AEK, with the option to sign with the club for an additional two years. With AEK, he also won the

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title, in 2018. On September 22, 2018, he was loaned from AEK to

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), ...

, for the 2018–19 season. His loan was renewed for another season on August 13, 2019. On August 1, 2020, Agravanis was officially released from AEK Athens. Subsequently, Agravanis signed a three-year contract with Promitheas Patras, which then loaned him to the Greek club

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, for the 2020–21 season. On July 25, 2021, Agravanis moved to

Iraklis Thessaloniki Gymnastikos Syllogos Thessalonikis "Iraklis" (), commonly referred to as Iraklis Thessaloniki, is a multi–sporting club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis was founded on 29 November 1908 and i ...

. On February 2, 2022, he mutually parted ways with the club due to disciplinary reasons. In 11 games, he averaged 10.2 points and 5.1 rebounds, playing around 31 minutes per contest. On April 8 of the same year, Agravanis agreed to return to Promitheas for the rest of the season. In 18 league games, he averaged 5.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists, playing around 16 minutes per contest. On August 3, 2022, Agravanis signed with the newly promoted

Karditsa Karditsa ( ) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa regional unit of the region of Thessaly. Climate Karditsa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: '' ...

. In 22 league games, he averaged 6.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1 steal in 25 minutes per contest. On September 27, 2023, Agravanis signed with Czech club

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. In August 2024, Agravanis signed with Tindastóll of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.

National team career

As a member of the junior national teams of Greece, Agravanis played at the

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, and at the

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, where he won a gold medal.

Personal life

Agravanis' older brother,

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Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

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winner: (

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Winner: (

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Greek junior national team

References

External links

FIBA Profile
(archive)
Eurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile
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